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Shoutout to the guy who swore by using a hairdryer on a swollen laptop battery
I was sure it was a terrible idea, but after a customer in Denver insisted it worked, I tried it on a 3-year-old Dell and it actually gave me the safe gap to pry the thing out. Anyone else had a weird trick turn out to be legit?
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the_linda1d ago
My buddy's old phone battery swelled up bad last year. He saw some random forum post about putting it in the freezer for a few minutes, which sounds like a great way to ruin everything. He was desperate though, and it actually made the case pop open easier so he could swap the battery. Makes you wonder how many of these crazy ideas start from someone just trying anything.
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matthew1661d ago
Wow, that's actually a fire risk. Cold can mess with the battery chemistry and cause leaks.
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